“People just pass and pass and pass.”Farkani was among the thousands of migrants who were sent back to Morocco. AP reporters saw Spanish military personnel and police officers ushering both adults and children through a gate in the border fence. Morocco and Spain signed an agreement three decades ago to expel all those who swim across the border. Four Spanish armored vehicles parked Tuesday at Tarajal beach in Ceuta, where the border fence leads to a short breakwater. Many African migrants regard Ceuta and nearby Melilla, another Spanish territory, as a gateway into Europe.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 18, 2021 17:37 UTC